Awaiting the sensitive Durhamites to come educate us all about how much Durham has improved and how all the cities around it now have much higher crime rates than Durham and how Durham is completely undeserving of the reputation it has for being a Mecca of crime and lack of economic opportunity. But then, that's mostly a local thing and most of the Durham Farkers probably aren't up yet.

Probably the same place as Aiden and Skyler. Don't pretend that white people don't give their kids stupid names too.

You made it a race thing?Wow. just wow.

Because it wasn't before that comment?

No, it was about stupid names like Denshawn and Tamisha.

There have been a couple of studies out showing that a job applicant with a "black" name like "Tamisha" or "DaShawn" will rarely get interviewed. I'm not aware of any studies showing that Tyler or Aiden or Mackensie are hurt by their first names as well. So white people and black people give their kids ridiculous names sometimes, but it seems to hurt the black people more.

MrHappyRotter:Awaiting the sensitive Durhamites to come educate us all about how much Durham has improved and how all the cities around it now have much higher crime rates than Durham and how Durham is completely undeserving of the reputation it has for being a Mecca of crime and lack of economic opportunity. But then, that's mostly a local thing and most of the Durham Farkers probably aren't up yet.

RayD8:HMS_Blinkin: RayD8: Tamisha and Denshawn?Seriously, where do these farking names come from?

Probably the same place as Aiden and Skyler. Don't pretend that white people don't give their kids stupid names too.

You made it a race thing?Wow. just wow.

It is. Different races, the folks who are insulated in those communities/subcultures at least, give their kids different names. I won't blink twice at a black Tamisha, but a white, asian, indian, indian, middle-eastern, or hispanic Tamisha would confuse the hell out of me.

BubbaJones:MrHappyRotter: Awaiting the sensitive Durhamites to come educate us all about how much Durham has improved and how all the cities around it now have much higher crime rates than Durham and how Durham is completely undeserving of the reputation it has for being a Mecca of crime and lack of economic opportunity. But then, that's mostly a local thing and most of the Durham Farkers probably aren't up yet.

Molavian:HMS_Blinkin: RayD8: Tamisha and Denshawn?Seriously, where do these farking names come from?

Probably the same place as Aiden and Skyler. Don't pretend that white people don't give their kids stupid names too.

Aiden Skyler

Denshawn Tamisha

Yeah, same exact thing. Idiot.

Love that reply. Yes white people do sometimes give their kids stupid names, but Aiden and Skyler may not have been the best examples to use. I would still suggest that percentage of population wise, black folk seem much more inclined to pull some random syllables out of a hat and call that a name than white folk are.

What is consistent is that the most random and ridiculous names come from people in the lowest socioeconomic group. It would appear that if you can't give your kid any sort of a leg-up in life, you compensate by giving them a name that is unique and "speshul". It doesn't help. Your kid is now easily identified as coming from the lowest social group. All it really does is make it much easier for potential employers to identify the people they don't want to employ. Congratulations.

Nidiot:Molavian: HMS_Blinkin: RayD8: Tamisha and Denshawn?Seriously, where do these farking names come from?

Probably the same place as Aiden and Skyler. Don't pretend that white people don't give their kids stupid names too.

Aiden Skyler

Denshawn Tamisha

Yeah, same exact thing. Idiot.

Love that reply. Yes white people do sometimes give their kids stupid names, but Aiden and Skyler may not have been the best examples to use. I would still suggest that percentage of population wise, black folk seem much more inclined to pull some random syllables out of a hat and call that a name than white folk are.

What is consistent is that the most random and ridiculous names come from people in the lowest socioeconomic group. It would appear that if you can't give your kid any sort of a leg-up in life, you compensate by giving them a name that is unique and "speshul". It doesn't help. Your kid is now easily identified as coming from the lowest social group. All it really does is make it much easier for potential employers to identify the people they don't want to employ. Congratulations.

This.

They are not "white" or "black" names. There are established naming patterns for people who use the English language, same as any other language speakers have their traditional names. Asians understand this and use Englishized names. Mike, William, etc. Name your kid something respectable is no worse than not letting them grow a mowhawk and dress like a slob. It's not a race thing, it's a dominant language thing.

Making up names with the syllable grab bag or "alternative spelling" is not doing them a favor. The boy named Sue does not have any great poetic catharsis, he'll more likely end up a serial killer than someone like Johnny Cash.

/as an aside to the (noted)obvious "speshul" snowflake creation, which is an all too common phenomenon in the last 20 years or so.